Everyday seems like a struggle. 53 years old. Had good periods, bad periods. Just feels like the meds are not doing anything anymore. I somehow get through it, because I know that giving in to it, is even worse. I want relief. I also see my 11 year old daughter struggle with some of this stuff. Hard at the moment.
Jesus is the One who helps me. You only need to ask for help to Him in Faith. Have you ever heard the Gospel? I can tell it to you: Jesus , God’s Only Son, was sent to this world 2000 years ago to live perfectly and be rejected by men who put Him to death on a cross—but that’s all apart of God’s Plan. The Bible says whoever will believe in Jesus —Just belief and trust and surrender—will be saved. Jesus lived perfectly and sinlessly, while we as humans all sin and deserve punishment because we offend God and He must be Just and Holy , and He wouldn’t be if He just ignored our sin. But the good news is Jesus will give you eternal life with Him in Heaven when we die —forever. He will hold your hand. Don’t be scared. God bless you
Hang in there! Hope and healing is real! ERP has helped me! I am 57 and have had OCD most of my life.💝
@Anonymous Are you recovered?? Proud of ur badge :) how long have you been doing it
@Anonymous I started in January 2023. I have had OCD sense childhood, different themes. I am 57 years old. I have had talk therapy and read books. I am a Christian and have grown in my faith and leaned on God’s promises mightily. ERP has showed me what OCD is and how to react. It has given me the tools to face it the right way. Hope is real!!
It’ll be ok.
Have you done therapy?? :( ERP
Exposure and Response Prevention therapy is the gold standard treatment with OCD. After a long time, your system will be used to medication and symptoms may persist despite high doses. I understand how you feel — I’m on medication too and have barely noticed any difference no matter how doped up I am. Lots of people struggle with treatment-resistant OCD, which means they just need extra help in managing their symptoms. I highly recommend looking into ERP if you have not already. You can do virtual therapy through this app, or you can find a certified specialist through IOCDF’s directory. If you don’t use NOCD, I strongly encourage IOCDF because the providers have done specialized training and are registered as specialists in OCD. I wish you peace and wellness moving forward
@ocd_italiana How has ur erp treatment been going love?
@Anonymous I have not started therapy yet. I’m still on a special treatment plan I was put on due to suicidal actions. They want me to be “stable” before starting ERP, and now I’m worried about a further delay in treatment due to my PTSD
I know how u feel. Meds never helped me at all so its very hard coping with severe OCD ..everyday its hard..
@Stefanie280 I suggest you speak to a therapist babe ( ERP)
Im in therapy with OCD therapist just started
I am 55. Got help a year ago through NOCD. ERP therapy really helps.
@Saks Wow how are you doing now?? Are you recovered?
One of the hardest parts of my day is seeing all the people around me doing all the things I can’t with ease. I hope they know how lucky they are.
I really just need to vent. I recently had a relapse and while some days it seems like I’m feeling better, others are so difficult. Today, I’m breaking down at work in the bathroom and I feel so awful about that. Aside from the really scary thoughts I’m having about my health and my family members, I’m starting to feel really hopeless about the future. Like I’m never going to get better and that I’m going to get stuck in this ocd cycle forever. I know that’s not true because I’ve been able to make progress before, but the desperation and frustration that comes with a relapse make it so hard to remember that. I started medication and it’s only been about 3 days but I’m really scared that it’s not going to work or that I’m going to have to go through a lot of trial and error. I just really need to hear from people who have worked through their health ocd. I need hope.
I’m going through a really bad flare up. I developed ocd many years ago when I had my first child. Postpartum ocd. I suffer from harm and pocd. At first I had mostly mental and some physical compulsions but the physical faded away pretty early on and i’ve just done mental compulsions since. My ocd was in remission for alot of years and if the ocd would pop up now and again, I was easily able to shrug it off and not engage. A few years ago I went through a stressful time in my life and the ocd came back to stay. At first it was bad but then it got better and has been pretty mild until now. It’s been really bad this week and the physical compulsions are even back. I never thought it would ever get this bad again. My ocd is making me doubt who I am and how I feel. I know it’s all ocd and not real or true but the ocd makes it feel so real that I can’t easily dismiss or disprove it. The more I try to disprove it the more real the ocd makes it feel. I’m really struggling and don’t know how to get back on track. I don’t have access to a therapist because there are no ocd specialists near me and my insurance doesn’t cover online therapy. That’s why i’m reaching out here. Has anyone been through a rough relapse? How can I get through and past this??
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